Tag Archives: favorites

Pasta with zucchini, pine nuts and Parmesan.

You’ll be surprised how much flavor this simple pasta dish packs: it’s just zucchini, pasta, pine nuts, herbs and Parmesan. Perfect for Meatless Monday. Continue reading

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Best chocolate chip bar cookies: a cure for the winter blahs.

Winter seems never-ending, but this very best-ever chocolate chip bar cookie recipe has succeeded in taking away the cold-weather blahs. Continue reading

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Best recipes of 2012.

A look back at my top recipes from 2012, including hot fudge pudding cake, pasta with bacon and kale, and the very best way to cook spaghetti squash. Enjoy! Continue reading

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Classic chocolate eclairs.

My Grandmother Ruth’s chocolate eclairs, a family Thanksgiving favorite, are legendary. I think she’ll be OK with my sharing her recipe. Continue reading

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The favorites list: Early fall.

As the light changes, the shadows lengthen, the sun sets earlier and the garden is getting tired, I think I’m getting ready, myself, for fall. Right now, these things are catching my attention: During our all-too-brief January stopover in Paris, … Continue reading

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House favorite: Donut muffins.

Yes, you read that correctly. Donuts + muffins = donut muffins. A bit of backstory: One of our favorite places on earth (besides the Side Porch Cafe, of course) is Sonoma County, Calif.—specifically, the town of Healdsburg. It’s where Rob … Continue reading

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